diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index 6366580a56..020bf61b1a 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #ifdef SIMULATOR
 #include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <debug.h>
 #define PREFIX(_x_) x11_ ## _x_
 #else
 #define PREFIX(_x_) _x_
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ static struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
     srand,
     rand,
     splash,
+    qsort,
 };
 
 int plugin_load(char* plugin, void* parameter)
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ int plugin_load(char* plugin, void* parameter)
     if (!pd) {
         snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "Can't open %s", plugin);
         splash(HZ*2, 0, true, buf);
+        DEBUGF("dlopen(%s): %s\n",path,dlerror());
         dlclose(pd);
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index 3b79edefc6..45acfaf5d7 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "lcd.h"
 
 /* increase this every time the api struct changes */
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 1
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 2
 
 /* plugin return codes */
 enum plugin_status {
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ struct plugin_api {
     void (*srand)(unsigned int seed);
     int  (*rand)(void);
     void (*splash)(int ticks, int keymask, bool center, char *fmt, ...);
+    void (*qsort)(void *base, size_t nmemb, size_t size,
+                  int(*compar)(const void *, const void *));
 };
 
 /* defined by the plugin loader (plugin.c) */